The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-05
BEHIND THE BARS.
Fred Wittrock and His Accomplish Weaver,
Lodged in the St Louis Jail
WittrOck Makes a Statement Completely Tx
GENERATING Observation-Disclosures and
WhittIock Planned the Robbery.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-The Adams express robbers
are at last beginning to turn up in this city, This
morning Robert A. Pinkerton and superintendent
Damsel, OF the Adams Express Company, having
in charge Fred Wittrock, arrived from Kansas
City, and Assistant Superintendent Robertson, of
the Pinkerton agency, brought the accOmplice
that Pinkerten was on his way to this city with
Wittrock, and when the train arrived there was a
large, curious crowd at the station, anxious TO
catch a glimpse OF the famous Jim Cummings"
Mr.. PiDkerton aided his prisoner from the car,
and, followed by Mr. Damsel, they enrered a car
rage and were driydn rapidly to the Four Courts
where the prisoner was delivered over to Jailer
Siegmund, who took him in charge and "Jim
Cummings" was at last placed behind the bars.
"Dock" Robertson also took his prisoner
to the Four Courts, where he was
given into the custody Of the local police,
the prisoners were released from the clutches of
the Pinkertons il became possible 10 obtain inter-
views with them, but neither OF them had much
the robbery, and all the stories about Mrs Haight
having done the head work were mere talk aud
nothing more. Fotheringham had known moth
pected nothing wrong after he (Wittrock) entered
the car until he was thrown down and disarmed
81 have nothing more to say about the affair at
present." continued Wittrock, ''but am prepar-
ing statement and will make it public In a day
OF two
Weaver, when asked by reporter to give his
version Of the robbery, replied that he had moth
ing whatever to say.
Mr.. PnkeTton and "DOck" Robertson proceeded
to the Southern Hotel. The former, while eating
his breakfast, talked freely to reporter about his
coDr ection with the case, and said eve have
nearly completed the work now and have turned
up the larger part of the money, about $4,000.
We have not added up all our finds but those
figures are pretty nearly correct. There is still
$1,000 or 5000 out and we expect to recover the
greater part of It. My brother Billy and some
of our agents are looking that up now. Soyou see
the express company are not very heavy losers
after ALL The major portion Of the money was
found under Oscar Cooks house in the east bot
toms at Kansas City. Cook was an accessory after
the tact, aud if convicted can be made to
serve good term in the penitentiary
No, Mrs. Haight knew nothing about the rob-
berry until after its commission, and she has not
even been arrested yet. Wittrock and Haight
were the ones who did the planning. Weaver
was the man who weakened at the last moment.
He was to ride on the front platform of the ex.
press car, end was to give warning of any APP
preaching danger, but he backed out. He knew
the robbery had been committed, however, and
Wittrock had put up 5000 to induce him to keep
his mouth shut. All of that money has been re-
covered except few dollars, which he spent"
When asked why the other prisoners had not
been brought here, he said that there was some
more money to be turned up yet, and they were
aiding the search for ii. "They will all be here
in time for the trial. though" said the detective,
"and that comes on you know, one week from
next Monday"